Heavy rain pounds Chhattisgarh; 5 killed, roads cut off in several districts
Heavy rain has triggered flood-like conditions across several parts of Chhattisgarh, killing at least five people, inundating low-lying areas, cutting off roads and hundreds of villages and forcing evacuations.
Heavy rain over the past few days has caused flood-like conditions in parts of Chhattisgarh, inundating low-lying areas, swelling rivers and streams, and disrupting road links across several districts, officials said on Thursday. At least five people have died in rain-related incidents during this period.
The worst-hit areas are in the Raipur, Bastar and Durg divisions, where several roads remained submerged and authorities issued alerts for people living along riverbanks. Officials said more rain, thunderstorms, lightning and strong winds are likely in parts of the state over the next 24 hours.
In Gariaband district, a 55-year-old man was swept away on Wednesday while trying to cross the swollen Sargi stream near Sahaspur village. Officials said his body was recovered around five kilometres away near Khuteri village.
Continuous rain has badly affected movement in Gariaband. National Highway-130, which links Raipur with neighbouring Odisha, remained closed due to waterlogging. The Gariaband-Mahasamund, Gariaband-Nagri-Dhamtari and Kochbay-Malgaon-Kasanala roads were also shut, officials said.
Gariaband Collector Bhagwan Singh Uike said the situation in the district remained critical because of incessant rainfall. Sixteen of the 21 gates of the Sikasar dam have been opened, and 44,000 cusecs, or 12.45 lakh litres per second, of water is being released against an inflow of 58,000 cusecs, he said.
More than 50 students of a government-run girls' residential school at Pantora were shifted to the safer Baruka village as a precaution, while villages along the Pairi river were put on alert.
The district hospital premises in Gariaband town were also inundated with nearly three feet of water, and police and district administration personnel were deployed in vulnerable areas.
In neighbouring Dhamtari district, officials said gates of the Sondhur dam have been opened after the reservoir level rose due to heavy rain in the catchment areas.
In Sarangarh-Bilaigarh district, the bodies of a couple who were swept away along with their car while trying to cross the flooded Lat rivulet bridge on July 26 were recovered on Wednesday. Their vehicle was found about 150 metres downstream near Chikhli village.
In another incident, the body of a 20-year-old man from Durg-Bhilai, who was swept away in the strong current at the Damaudhara waterfall in Sakti district while on an outing with friends, was recovered on Wednesday after a rescue operation that lasted nearly 24 hours.
In Bijapur district, where heavy rain has continued for the past two days, rivers and streams are in spate, affecting traffic on several roads, including the Bijapur-Bhairamgarh and Bijapur-Gangaloor routes.
Officials said hundreds of villages have been cut off from the district headquarters. On Tuesday, a farmer was killed after a tree fell on him in the Gangaloor area. The district administration has advised residents to step out only if absolutely necessary and to avoid crossing swollen rivers, streams and submerged bridges.
An officer at the Meteorological Centre in Raipur said moderate thunderstorms with lightning, rain and wind speeds of 40-60 kmph are likely in Sukma, Bijapur, Dantewada, Bastar, Narayanpur and Kondagaon districts during the next 24 hours.
Light to moderate rain is also forecast at isolated places in Kanker, Dhamtari, Balod, Rajnandgaon, Gariaband, Mahasamund, Raipur, Baloda Bazar, Janjgir-Champa, Raigarh, Bilaspur, Korba, Jashpur, Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi, Durg, Bemetara, Kabirdham, Surguja, Surajpur, Koriya and Balrampur.
Overall, heavy rain has disrupted daily life across several parts of Chhattisgarh, with roads cut off, dam gates opened, evacuations carried out and fresh weather alerts issued as authorities continue to monitor the situation.
Heavy rain over the past few days has caused flood-like conditions in parts of Chhattisgarh, inundating low-lying areas, swelling rivers and streams, and disrupting road links across several districts, officials said on Thursday. At least five people have died in rain-related incidents during this period.
The worst-hit areas are in the Raipur, Bastar and Durg divisions, where several roads remained submerged and authorities issued alerts for people living along riverbanks. Officials said more rain, thunderstorms, lightning and strong winds are likely in parts of the state over the next 24 hours.
In Gariaband district, a 55-year-old man was swept away on Wednesday while trying to cross the swollen Sargi stream near Sahaspur village. Officials said his body was recovered around five kilometres away near Khuteri village.
Continuous rain has badly affected movement in Gariaband. National Highway-130, which links Raipur with neighbouring Odisha, remained closed due to waterlogging. The Gariaband-Mahasamund, Gariaband-Nagri-Dhamtari and Kochbay-Malgaon-Kasanala roads were also shut, officials said.
Gariaband Collector Bhagwan Singh Uike said the situation in the district remained critical because of incessant rainfall. Sixteen of the 21 gates of the Sikasar dam have been opened, and 44,000 cusecs, or 12.45 lakh litres per second, of water is being released against an inflow of 58,000 cusecs, he said.
More than 50 students of a government-run girls' residential school at Pantora were shifted to the safer Baruka village as a precaution, while villages along the Pairi river were put on alert.
The district hospital premises in Gariaband town were also inundated with nearly three feet of water, and police and district administration personnel were deployed in vulnerable areas.
In neighbouring Dhamtari district, officials said gates of the Sondhur dam have been opened after the reservoir level rose due to heavy rain in the catchment areas.
In Sarangarh-Bilaigarh district, the bodies of a couple who were swept away along with their car while trying to cross the flooded Lat rivulet bridge on July 26 were recovered on Wednesday. Their vehicle was found about 150 metres downstream near Chikhli village.
In another incident, the body of a 20-year-old man from Durg-Bhilai, who was swept away in the strong current at the Damaudhara waterfall in Sakti district while on an outing with friends, was recovered on Wednesday after a rescue operation that lasted nearly 24 hours.
In Bijapur district, where heavy rain has continued for the past two days, rivers and streams are in spate, affecting traffic on several roads, including the Bijapur-Bhairamgarh and Bijapur-Gangaloor routes.
Officials said hundreds of villages have been cut off from the district headquarters. On Tuesday, a farmer was killed after a tree fell on him in the Gangaloor area. The district administration has advised residents to step out only if absolutely necessary and to avoid crossing swollen rivers, streams and submerged bridges.
An officer at the Meteorological Centre in Raipur said moderate thunderstorms with lightning, rain and wind speeds of 40-60 kmph are likely in Sukma, Bijapur, Dantewada, Bastar, Narayanpur and Kondagaon districts during the next 24 hours.
Light to moderate rain is also forecast at isolated places in Kanker, Dhamtari, Balod, Rajnandgaon, Gariaband, Mahasamund, Raipur, Baloda Bazar, Janjgir-Champa, Raigarh, Bilaspur, Korba, Jashpur, Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi, Durg, Bemetara, Kabirdham, Surguja, Surajpur, Koriya and Balrampur.
Overall, heavy rain has disrupted daily life across several parts of Chhattisgarh, with roads cut off, dam gates opened, evacuations carried out and fresh weather alerts issued as authorities continue to monitor the situation.
Heavy rain over the past few days has caused flood-like conditions in parts of Chhattisgarh, inundating low-lying areas, swelling rivers and streams, and disrupting road links across several districts, officials said on Thursday. At least five people have died in rain-related incidents during this period.
The worst-hit areas are in the Raipur, Bastar and Durg divisions, where several roads remained submerged and authorities issued alerts for people living along riverbanks. Officials said more rain, thunderstorms, lightning and strong winds are likely in parts of the state over the next 24 hours.
In Gariaband district, a 55-year-old man was swept away on Wednesday while trying to cross the swollen Sargi stream near Sahaspur village. Officials said his body was recovered around five kilometres away near Khuteri village.
Continuous rain has badly affected movement in Gariaband. National Highway-130, which links Raipur with neighbouring Odisha, remained closed due to waterlogging. The Gariaband-Mahasamund, Gariaband-Nagri-Dhamtari and Kochbay-Malgaon-Kasanala roads were also shut, officials said.
Gariaband Collector Bhagwan Singh Uike said the situation in the district remained critical because of incessant rainfall. Sixteen of the 21 gates of the Sikasar dam have been opened, and 44,000 cusecs, or 12.45 lakh litres per second, of water is being released against an inflow of 58,000 cusecs, he said.
More than 50 students of a government-run girls' residential school at Pantora were shifted to the safer Baruka village as a precaution, while villages along the Pairi river were put on alert.
The district hospital premises in Gariaband town were also inundated with nearly three feet of water, and police and district administration personnel were deployed in vulnerable areas.
In neighbouring Dhamtari district, officials said gates of the Sondhur dam have been opened after the reservoir level rose due to heavy rain in the catchment areas.
In Sarangarh-Bilaigarh district, the bodies of a couple who were swept away along with their car while trying to cross the flooded Lat rivulet bridge on July 26 were recovered on Wednesday. Their vehicle was found about 150 metres downstream near Chikhli village.
In another incident, the body of a 20-year-old man from Durg-Bhilai, who was swept away in the strong current at the Damaudhara waterfall in Sakti district while on an outing with friends, was recovered on Wednesday after a rescue operation that lasted nearly 24 hours.
In Bijapur district, where heavy rain has continued for the past two days, rivers and streams are in spate, affecting traffic on several roads, including the Bijapur-Bhairamgarh and Bijapur-Gangaloor routes.
Officials said hundreds of villages have been cut off from the district headquarters. On Tuesday, a farmer was killed after a tree fell on him in the Gangaloor area. The district administration has advised residents to step out only if absolutely necessary and to avoid crossing swollen rivers, streams and submerged bridges.
An officer at the Meteorological Centre in Raipur said moderate thunderstorms with lightning, rain and wind speeds of 40-60 kmph are likely in Sukma, Bijapur, Dantewada, Bastar, Narayanpur and Kondagaon districts during the next 24 hours.
Light to moderate rain is also forecast at isolated places in Kanker, Dhamtari, Balod, Rajnandgaon, Gariaband, Mahasamund, Raipur, Baloda Bazar, Janjgir-Champa, Raigarh, Bilaspur, Korba, Jashpur, Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi, Durg, Bemetara, Kabirdham, Surguja, Surajpur, Koriya and Balrampur.
Overall, heavy rain has disrupted daily life across several parts of Chhattisgarh, with roads cut off, dam gates opened, evacuations carried out and fresh weather alerts issued as authorities continue to monitor the situation.
